Country: Bhutan

Overview: The NDC for BTN is a Policies and Actions commitment that includes No quantitative adaptation target and is estimated to cost in the range of no (partial) costs mentioned.

Bhutan First NDC

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  • Type of Mitigation Target: 5
  • Mitigation Target Details: Policies and Actions
  • Type of Temperature Target: 3
  • Temperature Target Details: Mentioning global effort to limit global temperature increase to 1.5?C
  • Type of Mitigation Costs: 1
  • Costs of Mitigation Details: no (partial) costs mentioned
  • Type of Renewable Energy Class: 2
  • Renewable Energy Details: Considered (Hydropower)
  • Type of Energy Efficiency Class: 2
  • Energy Efficiency Details: Considered (transport, buildings, industry)
  • Type of Trasportation Class: 2
  • Transportation Details: Considered
  • Carbon Capture and Storage Class: 1
  • Carbon Capture and Storage Details: Not indicated
  • Agriculture Class: 2
  • Agriculture Details: Considered: sustainable agriculture management
  • Land Use and Forestry Class: 2
  • Land Use and Forestry Details: Considered: afforestation, sustainable management of forests and land
  • Waste Class: 2
  • Waste Details: Considered
  • Reducing Non-CO2 Gases Class: 2
  • Reducing Non-CO2 Gases Details: Considered (CH4, N2O)
  • Fossil Fuel Production Class: 1
  • Fossil Fuel Production Details: Not applicable (no fossil fuel production)
  • Fossil Fuel Subsidies Class: 1
  • Fossil Fuel Subsidies Details: Not indicated
  • Land Use Change Class: 4
  • LAnd Use Change Details: Baseline quantified, no mitigation quantified
  • REDD+ Class: 3
  • REDD+ Details: REDD+ specified: technical capacity
  • Trade Class: 2
  • Trade Details: International trade/trade measures mentioned
  • Market Mechanism Class: 3
  • Market Mechanism Details: Use/intention to use market mechanisms
  • Mitigation Documents Class: 3
  • Mitigation Documents Details: National Environment Protection Act; National Strategy and Action Plan for Low Carbon Development (2012); Economic Development Policy (2010 and draft 2015); Bhutan Transport 2040: Integrated Strategic Vision; National Forest Policy
  • Co-Benefits of Mitigation Class: 1
  • Co-Benefits of Mitigation Details: No co-benefits of mitigation mentioned
  • Migration and Displacement Class: 1
  • Migration and Displacement Details: Migration/relocation not mentioned
  • Vulnerability of Agriculture Resources Class: 2
  • Vulnerability of Agriculture Resources Details: Sector identified as vulnerable
  • Vulnerability of Water Resources Class: 2
  • Vulnerability of Water Resources Details: Sector identified as vulnerable
  • Vulnerability of Ecosystems Class: 1
  • Vulnerability of Ecosystems Details: Sector not included
  • Vulnerability of Citizens Health Class: 1
  • Vulnerability of Citizens Health Details: Sector not included
  • Vulnerability of Coastal Zones Class: 1
  • Vulnerability of Coastal Zones Details: Sector not included
  • Costs of Recent Climate Related Hazards Class: 1
  • Costs of Recent Climate Related Hazards Details: No losses indicated
  • Costs of Future Climate Related Hazards Class: 1
  • Costs of Future Climate Related Hazards Details: No future losses indicated
  • Climate Risks of Extreme Weather Class: 2
  • Climate Risks of Extreme Weather Details: Mentioned: (flash) floods, storms, landslides, forest fires, glacial lake outburst floods
  • Climate Risk of Floods Class: 2
  • Climate Risk of Floods Details: Floods mentioned
  • Climate Risk of Droughts Class: 1
  • Climate Risk of Droughts Details: Droughts not mentioned
  • Climate Risk of Temperature Increases Class: 1
  • Climate Risk of Temperature Increases Details: Temperature increase not mentioned
  • Climate Risk of Sea Level Rise Class: 1
  • Climate Risk of Sea Level Rise Details: Sea level rise not included/not applicable: landlocked country
  • Priority Sectors Water Class: 3
  • Priority Sectors Water Details: Elaborated on actions/plans/strategies
  • Priority Sectors Agriculture Class: 3
  • Priority Sectors Agriculture Details: Elaborated on actions/plans/strategies
  • Priority Sectors Health Class: 3
  • Priority Sectors Health Details:
  • Priority Sectors Ecosystems Class: 1
  • Priority Sectors Ecosystems Details: Not mentioned
  • Priority Sectors Forestry Class: 3
  • Priority Sectors Forestry Details: Elaborated on actions/plans/strategies
  • Quantified Adaptation Targets Class: 1
  • Quantified Adaptation Targets Details: No quantitative adaptation target
  • Cost of Adaptation Class: 1
  • Cost of Adaptation Details: no (partial) costs mentioned
  • Adaptation Documents Class: 4
  • Adaptation Documents Details: National Environment Protection Act (NEPA) 2007, National Forest Policy 2011; National Adaptation Program of Action (NAPA); National Adaptation Plan (NAP)
  • Co-Benefits of Adaptation Class: 1
  • Co-Benefits of Adaptation Details: No co-benefits of adaptation mentioned
  • Conditionality of Adaptation Finance Class: 2
  • Conditionality of Adaptation Finance Details: Adaptation finance mentioned in NDC
  • Conditionality of Mitigation Finance Class: 2
  • Conditionality of Mitigation Finance Details: Mitigation finance mentioned in NDC
  • Technoogy Needs Class: 2
  • Technology Needs Details: technology mentioned
  • Conditionality of Technology Transfer Class: 1
  • Conditionality of Technology Transfer Details: not mentioned
  • Conditionality of Capacity Building Class: 1
  • Conditionality of Capacity Building Details: Not mentioned
  • Means of Implementation and Fairness Class: 1
  • Means of Implementation and Fairness Details: No fairness/equity section
  • Climate Risk Insurance Class: 3
  • Climate Risk Insurance Details: Insurance (market) development. Special focus: agricultural sector
  • Planning of NDC Formulation Class: 3
  • Planning of NDC Formulation Details: Mentioned with specific elements
  • Stakeholder Consultation Class: 1
  • Stakeholder Consultation Details: Not indicated
  • Education Planning Class: 3
  • Education Planning Details: education to implement NDC, aim not clear
  • Awareness Raising Class: 3
  • Awareness Raising Details: awareness raising to implement NDC, aim not clear
  • Training Class: 1
  • Training Details: training not mentioned
  • Access to Information Class: 4
  • Access to Information Details: information access to implement the NDC?Aos adaptation contribution
  • Planning of (I)NDC Implementation Class: 2
  • Planning of (I)NDC Implementation Details: Mentioned
  • Monitoring and Review Class: 1
  • Monitoring and Review Details: No section on domestic monitoring and/or evaluation, no reference to international review
  • Sustainable Development Goals Class: 1
  • Sustainable Development Goals Details: Sustainable Development Goals not mentioned
  • Sustainable Development Class: 2
  • Sustainable Development Details: Sustainable development mentioned
  • Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform Class: 1
  • Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform Details: not mentioned
  • Green Economy Class: 2
  • Green Economy Details: Green growth mentioned (promote green growth for industrial development)
  • Disaster Risk Reduction Class: 1
  • Disaster Risk Reduction Details: Not mentioned
  • Section on Fairness Class: 1
  • Section on Fairness Details: No section on fairness/equity
  • Historical Responsibility Class: 3
  • Historical Responsibility Details: Mentioned own historical responsibility
  • Loss and Damage Class: 1
  • Loss and Damage Details: Not mentioned
  • Gender Class: 1
  • Gender Details: Not indicated
  • Human Rights Class: 1
  • Human Rights Details: Not indicated
  • Income Class: 1
  • Income Details: Lower middle income
  • Region ID: 5
  • Region Name: South Asia
  • G20 Class: 0
  • G20 Details: not G20